 There sitteth a dove so white and fair, All on the lily- spray, And she listeneth how, to Jesus Christ, The little children pray. Lightly she spreads her friendly wings, And to heaven's gate hath sped, And unto the Father in heaven she bears The prayers...  The Neighbours: A Story of Every-day Life - Page 38by Fredrika Bremer - 1844 - 127 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Child life - 1874 - 300 pages
...she bears The prayers which the children have said. And back she comes from heaven's gate, And she brings, that dove so mild, From the Father in heaven, who hears her speak, A blessing on every child. Then, children, lift up a pious prayer ! It hears whatever you say ; That heavenly... | |
 | John Nicholas Norton - Children's sermons - 1879 - 326 pages
...The prayers which the children have said. And back she comes from heaven's gate, And brings—that dove so mild— From the Father in heaven. Who hears...children, lift up a pious prayer, It hears whatever you say, That heavenly dove, so white and fair, That sits on the lily spray. —Translated from Miss Bremer,... | |
 | Readers - 1880 - 404 pages
...Heaven's gate hath sped ; And unto the Father in Heaven she bears The prayers that the children have said. And back she comes from Heaven's gate, And brings...children, lift up a pious prayer ; It hears whatever you say, That heavenly dove so white and fair. That sits on the lily spray. THE LIFE BOAT DAGONET. Been... | |
 | Education - 1883 - 270 pages
...hath sped, And unto the Father in heaven she bears The prayers which the children have said. And hack she comes from heaven's gate, And brings — that...children, lift up a pious prayer, It hears whatever you say, That heavenly dove, so white and fair, That sits on the lily spray. FREDERIKA BREMEK. "WHAT THE... | |
 | Leonard Babbidge Marshall - Hymns, English - 1884 - 184 pages
...but not loaf cut. ;^r:^=r— t 1. There sit - tetu a dove BO white and fair, All on the lil - y 9. And back she comes from heav-en's gate, And brings that dove so 1is - ten-eth how to Je Path - er in heaven who bean V tight - lv she spreads her friend - ly wings,... | |
 | American poetry - 1886 - 394 pages
...heaven's gate hath sped, And unto the Father in heaven she bears The prayers which the children have said. And back she comes from heaven's gate, And brings...children, lift up a pious prayer, It hears whatever you say, That heavenly dove, so white and fair, That sits on the lily spray. FREDEKIKA BREMER. WHAT THE... | |
 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - Readers - 1889 - 358 pages
...Heaven's gate hath sped, And unto the Father in Heaven she bears The prayers which the children have said. And back she comes from Heaven's gate ; And brings...children, lift up a pious prayer ; It hears whatever you say — That Heavenly Dove, so white and fair, HUMILITY. ROBERT HERRICK. HUMBLE we must be If to Heaven... | |
 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - Recitations - 1889 - 356 pages
...Heaven's gate hath sped, And unto the Father in Heaven she bears The prayers which the children have said. And back she comes from Heaven's gate ; And brings...Heaven, who hears her speak, A blessing for every child. ROBERT HERRICK. HUMBLE we must be If to Heaven we go. High is the roof there, But the gate is low.... | |
 | Fredrika Bremer - 1892 - 560 pages
...sped, And unto the Father in heaven she hears The prayers which the children said. And back she conies from heaven's gate, And brings — that dove so mild...blessing for every child. Then, children, lift up a pious prayeo It hears whatever you say, That heavenly dove, so white and fair, That sits on the lily-spray.... | |
 | Alexander Francis Chamberlain - Literary Criticism - 1895 - 482 pages
...gate hath sped, And unto the Father in Heaven she bears The prayers which the children have said. " And back she comes from Heaven's gate, And brings,...Father in Heaven, who hears her speak, A blessing on every child. " Then, children, lift up a pious prayer 1 It hears whatever you say ; That heavenly... | |
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